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Fiction Potluck is free to enter and open to fiction writers of all ages around the world. The challenge and guest judge will change each open period. The guest judge picks the challenge—we never know what we'll get!

Voluntary Fees: This project accepts voluntary fees for "tip jar" submissions.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States Established in 2023

Publication Medium & Contest Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationAwarded 4 x per year.

Fiction Temp Closed

Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 April 2025 12:00 AM UTC (in 15 days) through 20 May 2025. 0

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
Open to all/most Genres Open to all/most Genres
Lengths:
Flash Fiction Flash FictionUp to 1,000 words.
Short Story Short Story1,000 - 6,000 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Other (May vary).

Winner's Prize:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Methods: Duosuma submission manager. Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.


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Fiction Potluck Contest Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.
This project ranks among the 25 Most Approachable Fiction Publishers in our database.
AccuracyWe have received 28 reports from 26 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported8 min | 33.3 mean avg | 42.5 median | 94 max days (22.5 std dev)
Responses100.00 %
Acceptances25.00 % of submissions accepted (42.9 avg. days per acceptance) | 26.92 % of submitters accepted Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most publishers have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here.
Rejections75.00 % (31.4 avg. days per rejection) | 47.6 % personal, 52.4 % form, 0.0 % unspecified | 3.6 % shortlisted
Non-Responses0 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded-
Withdrawals-
Pending3 responses are pending (25 min | 27.3 mean avg | 26.0 median | 31 max days waiting | 3.2 std dev) from 3 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The most common submission tip paid: USD $3.00. (22.6 % reported giving a tip.)
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 27 Feb 2025.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 19 Feb 2025.

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Dates

Last Updated: 25 Feb 2025
Last Audited: 25 Feb 2025. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 28 Mar 2023

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